New Churches United Names Lofdahl as President
The Cedar Rapids based Churches United elevated Rev Cedric J Lofdahl to its presidency highlighting his diverse background and 50 member churches. Lofdahl a Michigan State chemical engineering graduate and former Du Pont researcher has built a ministry with Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids while shaping council projects prior to his official leadership.
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Cedric Lofdahl
Churches United
Holy Redeemer Lutheran
Cedric J. Lofdahl
Lofdahl
Cedarville
Mich
Sault Sainte Marie
Michigan State University
du Pont Chemical Company
du Pont
Lordahl
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Churches United Catholic Prods Diverse Programs in Linn County
Pastor Lofdahl outlined a year of growth for Churches United in Linn County. New Clergy Counselors Coalition will provide referrals. Kirkwood campus ministry seeks funding. jail chaplaincy may expand with full or half-time staff. media relations workshops planned. group maintains 50 member congregations across Protestant Catholic and Orthodox traditions.
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Linn County
Churches of Churches United
Churches United Office
Kirkwood
Churches United
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lofdahl
St. Luke’s
Sisters of Mercy seek summer volunteers for Cedar Rapids mission
Mercy Mission a Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy project calls for summer missionaries June 26 to July 30. High school graduates will live in parish convents Cedar Rapids Evansdale Pueblo Colorado with two or three nuns. Roles include tutoring in Cedar Rapids, home visits in Evansdale and Pueblo, plus outreach to Mexican-Americans. Deadline April 15.
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Mercy Mission
Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
St. Nicholas
Evansdale
Cathedral
Pueblo
Colo
Sisters of Mercy
Francesca Oldham
Oldham
Sacred Heart Convent
Prairie Drive
Johnny Cash Receives Youth for Christ Man of the Year
Johnny Cash is named Man of the Year by Youth for Christ International, based in Wheaton Indiana, for his role in the TV special Where Have All the Children Gone. The program earned a Religion in Media nomination and a Film Advisory Board award, and airs April 30 on KCRG TV Channel 9 from 6:30 to 10 p.m.
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Johnny Cash
Youth For Christ International
Wheaton
Cash
Film Advisory Board
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Lenten Services Draw Crowds at Four Churches
Faith Lutheran Church Marion hosts 7 p.m. Lenten services each Wednesday through April 4 at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church uses theme The Suffering Savior Speaks for Wednesday 7 p.m. services. St Pauls Lutheran Marion holds 7 p.m. Lenten services each Wednesday. Trinity United Methodist holds 9 30 a m meditations each Wednesday through April 4.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Faith Lutheran Church
First United Methodist Church
Eighth Ave
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
42Nd St
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
27Th St
Trinity United Methodist Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Consecration Services Set for New Hiawatha Church
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints prepares consecration ceremonies for its new Cedar Rapids area church at 1500 Blairs Ferry Road Hiawatha. Wallace B. Smith will moderate a two night discussion and a Sunday service follows with a 12:30 p.m. potluck and 1:30 p.m. tours. Groundbreaking occurred April 21 1978 and the 13400 square foot building includes sanctuary educational wing and family life center. Presiding elder Roger Reid leads the Hiawatha church. Smith a great grandson of Joseph Smith Jr holds medical and academic degrees from Graceland University University of Portland Kansas University and the University of Kansas. He was once an ophthalmologist.
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Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Wallace B. Smith
Independence
19Th Street
Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha Church
Roger Reid
Smith
Joseph Smith Jr
The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Soviet U.S. church leaders to meet on arms reduction
The National Council of Churches will lead an eight member delegation to Geneva March 27 to 29 to craft a joint statement urging arms reductions amid SALT II talks. The document, released March 30, will go to NCC's May board for approval under the theme The Responsibility of the Churches in the U S A and U S S R for Arms Reduction.
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National Council of Churches
Council
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
U.S.S.R
NCC
U.S.A
Tulsa pastor to speak at First Assembly services
The Rev. Jay B. Oaks of Tulsa will speak Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church 2531 42nd St. NE. Monday to Wednesday services start at 7 p.m. Oaks has served 17 years and traveled to Southeast Asia Australia Great Britain and continental Europe. The Rev. Paul F. Wilson of Indianapolis will speak at First Christian Church 840 Third Ave. SE on Sunday at 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and be available Monday 10 a.m. to noon.
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Jay B. Oaks
Tulsa
Okla
First Assembly of God Church
42Nd St. NE
Oaks
Southeast Asia
Australia
Great Britain
Europe
First Christian Church
Third Ave. SE
John E. Murphy
Rockville
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Jonathan Amstutz
India
Corrine Horn
Guinea
Africa
R.P. McNeel
Philippines
Missions Emphasis Weekend Draws Local Speakers
Hillside Wesleyan Church hosts Missions Emphasis Weekend with Rev Don Kinde and Mrs Kinde from Minneapolis speaking at 7 p.m. tonight and 9 45 and 10 50 a.m. Sunday. A film at 6 30 p.m. Sunday covers Haiti. Other area churches schedule similar missions events with pastors and missionaries from Thailand Grenada Spain and Mexico.
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Hillside Wesleyan Church
First Ave
Don Kinde
Kinde
Minneapolis
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Sharing the Faith Bible Conference Led by Rev. Hustad
The Rev. Wesley Hustad of Davenport will lead a Bible conference themed Sharing the Faith at First Baptist Church in Marion. Sessions are at 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at 2895 14th Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Hustad
Davenport
First Baptist Church
14Th Ave
Marion
Protests continue against East German military training
In Geneva Protestant churches protest compulsory high school military training in communist East Germany, as reported by the Lutheran World Federation.
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Geneva
Switzerland
East Germany
Lutheran World Federation
Pope John Paul II Urges Lent Focus on Helping Poor
Pope John Paul II in Vatican City urges Christians to make Lent a time to resist comfort and consumption pressures. He calls for directing Christian energies toward aiding the world’s poor and helping them escape inhumane conditions.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
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